Valentine Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 63.9% |
| Met Standard | 22.5% |
| Below Standard | 13.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "86% proficient" for Valentine Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
63.9% of students exceeded standard while 22.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 42.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.3 points below the San Marino Unified district average of 66.3%. Compared to the 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 32.2 points higher (vs 31.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 3.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 3.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 119 | 63.0% | 22.7% | 85.7% |
| 4th | 134 | 67.9% | 20.1% | 88.1% |
| 5th | 112 | 64.3% | 27.7% | 92.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 119 | 58.8% | 24.4% | 83.2% |
| 4th | 137 | 62.8% | 23.4% | 86.1% |
| 5th | 111 | 66.7% | 17.1% | 83.8% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 52.7